Maciej Widawski

African American Slang

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Produktbeschreibung

A pioneering exploration of form, meaning, theme and function in African American slang, illustrated with thousands of contextual examples.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 314
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. November 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 457g
• ISBN-13: 9781107424401
• ISBN-10: 1107424402
• Artikelnr.: 55878040

Autorenporträt

Maciej Widawski is a professor of linguistics specializing in lexical variation and its description. He has conducted research on slang since the early 1990s and has written extensively on the subject. His recent books include The Dictionary of City Names in American Slang (2011) and Yinglish (2012).

Inhaltsangabe

Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Foundations
2. Forms
3. Meanings
4. Themes
5. Functions
Conclusion
Glossary A-Z
Bibliography
Sources
Index.